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CHAPTER 1 The Crystal Structure of Solids Historical Insight Materials have always been an integral part of electrical engineering, from finding good conductors of electricity that can handle hundreds of amperes to finding good insulators that can handle thousands of volts. Dielectric properties of materials are fundamental in the design of capacitors and magnetic properties of materials are fundamental in the design of electromagnets or permanent magnets. Creating highpurity single-crystal semiconductor materials has been crucial to the development of the vast semiconductor industry. Presen